Definition of Zemindar:

part of speech: noun

In India, a feudatory or landholder under Government.

Usage examples:

• As many mountain- loads of sandesa would be required for the purpose, the Zemindar proposed that the Brahman should bring the magical handi to the house in which the feast was held. Lal Behari Day in "Folk-Tales of Bengal".

• The luckless Zemindar was staggered by the tale of oppression. S. B. Banerjea in "Tales of Bengal".

• The oath of a Rajput, of a Rangar, of a soldier, of a zemindar of the House of Kachwaha; the oath of a man to a man, sahib; the promise of thy father's friend to thy father's son! Talbot Mundy in "Rung Ho!".

• The wealth of the Brahman excited the envy of the Zemindar of the village, who, having heard that the sandesa was not manufactured but dropped from a handi, devised a plan for getting possession of the miraculous vessel. Lal Behari Day in "Folk-Tales of Bengal".